Question follow-through · 115780
Jimmy Lai
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the representations made by the Government to the Chinese authorities (a) before and (b) since the imposition of t
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the representations made by the Government to the Chinese authorities (a) before and (b) since the imposition of t
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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3 Mar 2026
Answer published
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the responses given in the Urgent Question debate on 9 February. We will continue to update the House on Jimmy Lai's case.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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